Japanese prime minister stopped short of apologizing for Japanese wartime actions

TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington, D.C. and his speech to Congress will help bolster the U.S.-Japan military alliance, analysts said, although the lack of significant new language on Japan’s wartime actions left some disappointed.

“The general celebratory mood about the U.S.-Japan relationship is what made this visit important,” said Gerald Curtis, a professor of political science and Japan expert at Columbia University. “The U.S.-Japan relationship is stronger than it has ever been and that is...